NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

NASA and the French space agency CNES's SWOT satellite provides researchers with the tools to create the most accurate ocean maps yet.

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

According to the study “Dehydration Melting at the Top of the Lower Mantle” (2014), this discovery suggests a “whole-Earth water cycle,” with water moving not only between surface and ...

This 2022 astronaut photo reveals a menagerie of hidden oceanographic features surrounding a pair of Greek islands, including giant spinning currents and rarely seen "internal waves." ...

A new effort to map the ocean floor funded by the Office of Naval Research uses the magic of mathematics and the power of ...